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World Polio Day has arrived!

World Polio Day has arrived!

by | Oct 24, 2023 | MOJO Blog

It’s World Polio Day: Act now!

Now is the time for us to take action and advocate for the eradication of polio. As Rotary members and supporters, we lead the campaign to protect the world’s children from this paralyzing disease.

You can take part in this effort:

  • Watch and share the new videos about the Infantile Paralysis Center in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. The videos, available on our Facebook page and the World Polio Day Resources page, illuminate a lesser-known piece of polio history.
  • Record a video for the Make Polio History Campaign, then share it on social media using the hashtags #MakePolioHistory and #EndPolio.
  • Donate to Rotary’s PolioPlus Fund or start an online fundraiser using Raise for Rotary. All contributions will be matched 2-to-1!
  • Rotary districts can also give District Designated Funds to PolioPlus. All contributions will help meet our goal of raising at least US$50 million each year toward ending polio.

To eradicate polio for good,
we need your support!

Together, we end polio.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

What can you do to Support World Polio Day?

What can you do to Support World Polio Day?

by | Oct 20, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 3 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 10/1/23 in Pakistan. 

What can you do to Support World Polio Day?

  1. Register your club’s World Polio Day action by 24 October.
  2. Share the “Make Polio History” video on your social media.
  3. Visit the World Polio Day Resources webpage and find content you can share.
  4. Pitch a story about World Polio Day and your club’s contributions to eradicating polio to a local media outlet.
  5. Learn about the two vaccines used to stop polio transmission — inactivated polio vaccine and oral polio vaccine.
  6. DONATE – Make a personal donation to the END POLIO NOW effort.

Each donation made to Rotary’s End Polio Now effort is matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to maximise its effect. As such, if you give US$10 to the effort, as an example, the amount becomes US$30, and with that, 60 children will be vaccinated in the remaining affected countries. Thank you for everything that you do! We wish you a very successful World Polio Day!

In the lead-up to World Polio Day on 24 October, GPEI has launched a Make Polio History campaign to rally existing and new supporters of polio eradication from all over the world to champion the cause. We need your help! Add your voice in support of eradication by visiting the campaign website and taking action. https://makepoliohistory.org/

This year, each Rotarian is encouraged to make a personal donation (of a size dictated by their financial situation) to the PolioPlus Fund by World Polio Day. I made mine last week and am encouraging each of my club members to join me! And Club leaders are urged to make sure each donation is recognized as Paul Harris or Major Donor credit.

 

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 322 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 2, Burundi – 1, Central African Republic – 12, Chad – 37, Cote d’ Ivoire – 5, DR Congo – 176, Guinea – 7, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Kenya – 5, Madagascar – 17, Mali – 9, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 26, Somalia – 3, Tanzania – 2, Yemen – 3, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Cameroon: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Central African Republic: one cVDPV2 case
  • Côte d’Ivoire: two cVDPV2 cases and four positive environmental samples
  • DR Congo: three cVDPV1 and three cVDPV2 cases, two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Madagascar: three cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Mali: one cVDPV2 case
  • Yemen: one cVDPV2 case

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 912 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 6, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 16 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“It’s not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.”

— Ashleigh Brilliant, Writer, Cartoonist

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 10/21/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 10/1/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
3 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 10/21/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/24/23.
0  WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
6 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36

European leaders announce new financing partnership

European leaders announce new financing partnership

by | Oct 13, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

One new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 2 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 10/1/23 in Pakistan. 

What is that Polio Picture? European leaders pledge €500 million to deliver a healthier, polio-free world – In Brussels this week, the European Commission (EC), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), along with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced a new financing partnership of over €1 billion to advance polio eradication efforts and strengthen healthcare systems. This partnership will provide €500 million in new funding to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) – specifically to its implementing partners, WHO and UNICEF – and €500 million to programmes that expand innovation and research capacity in low- and middle-income countries.  Read the full story at https://polioeradication.org/

In the lead-up to World Polio Day on 24 October, GPEI has launched a Make Polio History campaign to rally existing and new supporters of polio eradication from all over the world to champion the cause. We need your help! Add your voice in support of eradication by visiting the campaign website and taking action. https://makepoliohistory.org/

This year, each Rotarian is encouraged to make a personal donation (of a size dictated by their financial situation) to the PolioPlus Fund by World Polio Day. I made mine last week and am encouraging each of my club members to join me! And Club leaders are urged to make sure each donation is recognized as Paul Harris or Major Donor credit.

What can you do to Support World Polio Day?

  1. Register your club’s World Polio Day action by 24 October.
  2. Share the “Make Polio History” video on your social media.
  3. Visit the World Polio Day Resources webpage and find content you can share.
  4. Pitch a story about World Polio Day and your club’s contributions to eradicating polio to a local media outlet.
  5. Learn about the two vaccines used to stop polio transmission — inactivated polio vaccine and oral polio vaccine.
  6. DONATE – Make a personal donation to the END POLIO NOW effort.
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 310 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 2, Burundi – 1, Central African Republic – 11, Chad – 37, Cote d’ Ivoire – 4, DR Congo – 175, Guinea – 7, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Kenya – 5, Madagascar – 17, Mali – 8, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 26, Somalia – 3, Tanzania – 2, Yemen – 2, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Afghanistan: six WPV1-positive environmental samples
  • Pakistan: one WPV1 case and four WPV1-positive environmental samples
  • Algeria: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Cameroon: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Chad: one cVDPV2 case
  • DR Congo: 12 cVDPV1 cases, seven cVDPV2 cases and six cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
  • Guinea: two cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Nigeria: two cVDPV2 cases and five cVDPV2-environmental samples

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 912 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 6, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 16 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“Rotary is the organization that had the audacity to take on a global effort to protect children everywhere from disability or even death due to Polio. We must have the tenacity to see it to the finish line.”

— Barry Rassin, Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 10/14/2023

1 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 10/1/23.
4 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
3 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 10/14/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/24/23.
0  WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
6 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36

Ongoing Polio immunization efforts continue in Ukraine

Ongoing Polio immunization efforts continue in Ukraine

by | Oct 6, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

One new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 2 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 9/24/23 in Afghanistan. Nangarhar was covered during the recent subnational immunization days (SNIDs) in May and July, as part of intensified efforts to interrupt persistent local WPV1 transmission in the area.

What is that Polio Picture? Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, Polio immunization efforts there go on. We would like to thank Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for the longstanding support to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and for the flexible annual contribution of €37 million to support implementation of the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a promise.

nOPV2 rollout: Approximately 750 million doses of nOPV2 have been administered across 35 countries under its WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to date. An additional 15 countries have met the requirements for nOPV2 use in the event of an outbreak.

In the lead-up to World Polio Day on 24 October, GPEI has launched a Make Polio History campaign to rally existing and new supporters of polio eradication from all over the world to champion the cause. We need your help! Add your voice in support of eradication by visiting the campaign website and taking action. https://makepoliohistory.org/

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 282 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 2, Burundi – 1, Central African Republic – 11, Chad – 33, Cote d’ Ivoire – 4, DR Congo – 155, Guinea – 5, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Kenya – 5, Madagascar – 17, Mali – 8, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 24, Somalia – 3, Tanzania – 2, Yemen – 2, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Afghanistan: one WPV1 case
  • Pakistan: seven WPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Cameroon: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • Chad: three cVDPV2 cases and one positive environmental sample
  • DR Congo: one cVDPV2 case
  • Kenya: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Madagascar: eight cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Nigeria: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • Somalia: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 912 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 6, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 16 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”

— Pauilo Coelho

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 10/7/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 7/20/23.
7 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
2 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 10/7/2023

1 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/24/23.
0  WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
6 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36

Dedicated to saving lives

Dedicated to saving lives

by | Sep 30, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 9 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 7/20/23 in Pakistan. Intensified efforts continue to be implemented in Pakistan, particularly in the southern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to urgently eradicate the remaining endemic WPV1 transmission.

What is that Polio Picture? Dr Faisal Lodhi (Emergency Consultant, WHO Regional Office for Europe) is committed to protecting the people of Ukraine and neighboring countries from the devastating consequences of polio. Despite facing challenges of his own due to a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, Dr Lodhi remains dedicated to saving as many lives as he can by helping country teams respond to polio outbreaks swiftly and efficiently.

This year, each Rotarian is encouraged to make a personal donation (of a size dictated by their financial situation) to the PolioPlus Fund by World Polio Day. And for Club leaders to make sure each donation is recognized as Paul Harris or Major Donor credit.

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 282 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 2, Burundi – 1, Central African Republic – 11, Chad – 33, Cote d’ Ivoire – 4, DR Congo – 155, Guinea – 5, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Kenya – 5, Madagascar – 17, Mali – 8, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 24, Somalia – 3, Tanzania – 2, Yemen – 2, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Pakistan: two WPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Côte d’Ivoire: one cVDPV2 case
  • DR Congo: two cVDPV1 cases, eight cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Egypt: three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • Madagascar: four cVDPV1 cases and 24 positive environmental samples
  • Mali: two cVDPV2 cases
  • Tanzania: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 912 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 6, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 16 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.  

2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“We have made a promise to the children of the world to eradicate this disease (Polio). We have never been this close. And we can’t take our foot off the gas because billions of children will be vulnerable if we do.”

— Jennifer Jones – Past RI President and current Rotary Foundation Trustee

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 9/30/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 7/20/23.
2 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
2 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Afghanistan

 

 

as of 9/30/2023

0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 6/10/23.
0  WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
5 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36